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package uchicago.src.sim.games;

/**
 * Interface for agents who want to play Games.
 *
 * @author Nick Collier
 * @version $Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2004/11/03 19:51:03 $
 * @See Game
 */

public interface GameAgent {

  public static final int NULL = -1;
  public static final int LEFT = 0;
  public static final int RIGHT = 1;

  /**
   * Sets the payoff for this agent.
   */
  public void setPayoff(float payoff);

  /**
   * Gets the current payoff for this agent.
   */
  public float getPayoff();

  /**
   * Gets the current strategy (GameAgent.LEFT or GameAgent.RIGHT)
   */
  public int getStrategy();

  /**
   * Sets the current strategy (GameAgent.LEFT or GameAgent.RIGHT)
   */
  public void setStrategy(int newStrategy);
}

